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mitt romney is going to get the first question tomorrow night. they'll both have a chance then to answer the question and then there will be a discussion on it. this is going to be about foreign policy largely, but we can't forget about the economy. that will be a major theme tomorrow night. one of the themes when it comes to foreign policy surely is going to be this report from "the new york times" about how the u.s. has been in discussions about having one-on-one meetings with iran right after the elections. now, the administration has said that that, in fact, is not true. mitt romney was asked about it and he chose not to address the question. lindsay graham was on the talk shows this morning and he talked about it. >> i think the iranians are taking advantage of our election cycle to continue. they continue to enrich. >> reporter: won't just be about iran. it's going to be about afghanistan and pakistan. it's going to be about the new middle east and the new threat of terror from that region and china, the looming giant, of course, across the
mitt romney is going to get the first question tomorrow night. they'll both have a chance then to answer the question and then there will be a discussion on it. this is going to be about foreign policy largely, but we can't forget about the economy. that will be a major theme tomorrow night. one of the themes when it comes to foreign policy surely is going to be this report from "the new york times" about how the u.s. has been in discussions about having one-on-one meetings with iran...
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has moved that into the leaning romney campaign. talk about what the analysis of those states is at this point. >> so that's obviously very good news for the romney campaign. they need lock up as many states and put them away, so they can focus on other battlegrounds. the president is taking his tour through six battleground states that the obama campaign still feels that they can win or challenge romney to continue to spend money in. and we have been hustling through them. in the last days, we've been in florida, now i'm here twice, ohio, colorado, we'll be going to virginia. the president was in nevada last night and he's also been in iowa and he's making a stop along the way to vote, to early vote in illinois, because the early vote is so crucial for the obama campaign to turn out their forces. part of this, soledad, i think is a mind fake, a little bit to get out the -- to force romney to keep spending money in some of the states where he might actually have an edge, although the obama people won't admit that, states lake florid
has moved that into the leaning romney campaign. talk about what the analysis of those states is at this point. >> so that's obviously very good news for the romney campaign. they need lock up as many states and put them away, so they can focus on other battlegrounds. the president is taking his tour through six battleground states that the obama campaign still feels that they can win or challenge romney to continue to spend money in. and we have been hustling through them. in the last...
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. >> mitt romney every second you're talking about foreign policy is wasted, which might mean that romney tries to break out of that and tries to bring home some of the foreign policy issues to domestic economic issues. >> is that a bit harsh, or is that what mitt romney needs to do? get on to the topic of the economy and not deal too much with the intricacies of syria? >> to do so you have to show confidence as it relates to world affairs. i also think that the united states is ready for a change. it knows it's off track. it wants to make that change. to the extent that mitt romney can project himself as the next commander in chief, as the president of the united states, then i think the people are willing to make that choice. certainly, there's a direct tie between our economic strength, our military strength, and our position in the world. >> obviously, the voters are the ones here in the united states that m is trying to appeal to. are you concerned about his reputation overseas? it wasn't a particularly successful overseas trip he did when he seemed to offend londoners over the olymp
. >> mitt romney every second you're talking about foreign policy is wasted, which might mean that romney tries to break out of that and tries to bring home some of the foreign policy issues to domestic economic issues. >> is that a bit harsh, or is that what mitt romney needs to do? get on to the topic of the economy and not deal too much with the intricacies of syria? >> to do so you have to show confidence as it relates to world affairs. i also think that the united states...
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will he be able to campaign, and what do you think about governor romney? let's listen to the audio of david axelrod answering that question. >> i'm not going to tell governor romney what to do and, frankly, i don't think he is going to ask for my opinion either, but as far as the president goes, he has real responsibilities, and he, you know -- those responsibilities come first, and, you know, he is in constant contact with craig fugate, janet napolitano and all those with responsibility here and is going to monitor this. obviously, it's a very, very concerning situation. you know, in temz of the logistics, you know, we're obviously going to lose a bunch of campaign time, but that's as it has to be, and we'll try and make it up on the back end. so for us it's not a matter of optics. it's a matter of responsibility, and governor romney can decide for himself what he wants to do. >> and there you have david axelrod, chief strategist for president obama just a short time ago explaining how the obama campaign will spend their focus over the next couple of days
will he be able to campaign, and what do you think about governor romney? let's listen to the audio of david axelrod answering that question. >> i'm not going to tell governor romney what to do and, frankly, i don't think he is going to ask for my opinion either, but as far as the president goes, he has real responsibilities, and he, you know -- those responsibilities come first, and, you know, he is in constant contact with craig fugate, janet napolitano and all those with responsibility...
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romney, 48% to 40%. let's get right to senior congressional correspondent dana bash who was watching that debate. good morning. >> good morning. look, we know this entire election year debates have really mattered. but this one was a little bit tricky because it's about foreign policy. that's not high on the priority list for voters. so each candidate really tried to make it a test of leadership. especially the president. >> reporter: mitt romney came wanting voters to see him as commander in chief. the commander in chief came determined to make sure that didn't happen. >> i know you haven't been in a position to actually execute foreign policy. but, every time you've offered an opinion, you've been wrong. >> reporter: time and time again the president's harsh criticism dripped with sarcasm. >> a few months ago when you were asked what's the biggest geopolitical threat facing america, you said russia. not al qaeda, you said russia. the 1980s are now calling to ask for their foreign policy back. because,
romney, 48% to 40%. let's get right to senior congressional correspondent dana bash who was watching that debate. good morning. >> good morning. look, we know this entire election year debates have really mattered. but this one was a little bit tricky because it's about foreign policy. that's not high on the priority list for voters. so each candidate really tried to make it a test of leadership. especially the president. >> reporter: mitt romney came wanting voters to see him as...
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don't let mitt romney take them away. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live and in hd, this is abc 7 news at 11:00. on your side. in midwest, wisconsin. gun violence. a mass shooting today leaves a suburb in the headlines tonight. it has become an all too familiar sight in wisconsin. paramedics responded to the scene of a mass casualty. theas a routine trip to spot that ended in a rampage. ded in spa that en de rampage. >> but she was very hurt. walk.uld not yelling. >> the gunman, a 45-year-old, spa and opened fire this morning before turning himself.n all four people, including the killer, were killed. >> the only individual we were seeking in this matter has been found. is the seized by a self- gunshot wound. there are no other suspects we are seeking. >> the suspect was carrying a they entered the salon. he started to shooting when they if he was going to rob them. ossibly domesticate incident. president obama had a conference call sunday afternoon with his aides and members of the
don't let mitt romney take them away. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live and in hd, this is abc 7 news at 11:00. on your side. in midwest, wisconsin. gun violence. a mass shooting today leaves a suburb in the headlines tonight. it has become an all too familiar sight in wisconsin. paramedics responded to the scene of a mass casualty. theas a routine trip to spot that ended in a rampage. ded in spa that en de rampage. >> but she was very hurt....
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but it does create a possible scenario that somebody could win the popular vote like romney, but still lose the electoral college vote and that means you have to get 270, that the person that lost the popular vote would actually become president. >> what if none of the candidates reach that number of 270? >> then it's a very dynamic situation, but somewhat predictable. it goes into the house of representatives. each congressional delegation, caucuses and has one vote. right now there are 33
but it does create a possible scenario that somebody could win the popular vote like romney, but still lose the electoral college vote and that means you have to get 270, that the person that lost the popular vote would actually become president. >> what if none of the candidates reach that number of 270? >> then it's a very dynamic situation, but somewhat predictable. it goes into the house of representatives. each congressional delegation, caucuses and has one vote. right now...
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. >> mitt romney was sending out political press releases. >>> president obama held a lead in the polls but mitt romney's performances have lifted his numbers to where there is now a dead heat in the polls. >> this created a problem in the hinds of some voters. >> the obama campaign said this is exactly how they envisioned the race playing out. >> we feel we are even or ahead in the battleground states. susan mcginniss cbs news, washington. >>> president obama and mitt romney are tied in a poll released yesterday. we are your go-to debate station tonight. we are teaming up with. s.a. today. you can join the conversation via facebook or twitter and then on 9news now at 11:00 we will be talking with paul singer. >>> jordanian authorities say they foiled a terror plot. a government spokesman says all the suspects are from jordan. the spokesman says the men were assisted by al cod operatives base in iraq. >>> jeffrey thompson is under a federal investigation for funding a shadow campaign for making straw contributions to other campaign. charter is the city's largest manager of healthcare. t
. >> mitt romney was sending out political press releases. >>> president obama held a lead in the polls but mitt romney's performances have lifted his numbers to where there is now a dead heat in the polls. >> this created a problem in the hinds of some voters. >> the obama campaign said this is exactly how they envisioned the race playing out. >> we feel we are even or ahead in the battleground states. susan mcginniss cbs news, washington. >>>...
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mitt romney has texas, mitt romney has georgia and not much else in terms of big electoral votes which is why florida is so important for the republican candidate, always at least going back to 2000 when we first started to see it as a red state-blue state kind of divide. >> let's take a look at another state, and that's nevada, obama is leading, is this the latino vote factor that we have heard so much about? >> the president's going to win latinos outside of florida by a pretty healthy margin, the question is by how much, the other question we're going to need to answer and we won't know until after election. is the president's supporters going to show up to vote? they could be boosting him in nevada, but the other thing going on in nevada on the ground, which is unlike all of the other battleground states is the democrats have managed to -- the romney campaign and the government of the i'm in -- make up for the state party's dysfunction. the democrat had no such problem. the obama campaign and the state party run by senate majority leader harry reid is humming on all cylinders, they
mitt romney has texas, mitt romney has georgia and not much else in terms of big electoral votes which is why florida is so important for the republican candidate, always at least going back to 2000 when we first started to see it as a red state-blue state kind of divide. >> let's take a look at another state, and that's nevada, obama is leading, is this the latino vote factor that we have heard so much about? >> the president's going to win latinos outside of florida by a pretty...
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is romney ready to negotiate? i would think that if romney absolutely rejects negotiations and this is a matter for us and israel and, you know, if if it's a very hard-line answer that might be a problem for him. >> brown: trudy rubin, come back to the issue that david ignatius brought up. the larger question about america's role in the world which will be on the table tonight. the kind of questions, you know, the idea of american exceptionalism. witwhat is our strength and weakness? what should we be projecting? we heard romney talking about shaping history, leading from behind. all of that. what do you want to hear on these issues? what's the way to frame them tonight? >> i think when one is looking at what romney has said and talking about shaping history one has to look at a middle east that basically is no longer simply marching to an american tune. romney has portrayed the region in terms of the forces of good against the forces of darkness, specifically islamists. but it's much more complex than that. the q
is romney ready to negotiate? i would think that if romney absolutely rejects negotiations and this is a matter for us and israel and, you know, if if it's a very hard-line answer that might be a problem for him. >> brown: trudy rubin, come back to the issue that david ignatius brought up. the larger question about america's role in the world which will be on the table tonight. the kind of questions, you know, the idea of american exceptionalism. witwhat is our strength and weakness? what...
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. >> reporter: mitt romney took a break from debate practice in florida to watch his staffers taking part in a flag football game. he said he had a strategy of victory. >> figure out which player is best and take him out early. >> reporter: he says the race created the race to be a dead heat. >> i think it is a parent in the debates is that the president has no plans for the next four years. >> aids to president barack obama say he does have a plan. >> mitt romney should come out on the trail with us and come to some of our rallies. [ laughter ] across the country. that would be fun and listen to what the president is saying. >> reporter: monday's debate is the third and final match up between the presidential candidates. the focus will be on foreign policy sunday, 50 students won tickets to see the debate in person. pamela got lucky. >> i am so excited. i am about to cry. i am so excited. >> this 41-year-old single mother is back in college. she is looking for specifics from the candidates but thinks the president has the edge this time around. >> i think he is going to do awesome b
. >> reporter: mitt romney took a break from debate practice in florida to watch his staffers taking part in a flag football game. he said he had a strategy of victory. >> figure out which player is best and take him out early. >> reporter: he says the race created the race to be a dead heat. >> i think it is a parent in the debates is that the president has no plans for the next four years. >> aids to president barack obama say he does have a plan. >> mitt...
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romney is going to challenge him and he's going to say, and the great strength and weakness of the romney foreign agenda is he's got to counteract the presidency. we don't know what mitt romney will do or not, so he can basically say to the president, look, you need to arm me the rebels. you need to seriously consider a no fly zone, but there is a trap there for the governor because that takes america down a road away from the reality that the domestic economy is going to be the key issue. so that's one. israel is another key issue, and here i think the romney campaign really does -- can get some traction in a state like florida. the fact is, the president went after a comprehensive settlement freeze. it failed, and in the process he not only alienated the israelis, but he also alienated the palestinians and the arabs as well and made a bad situation worse. >> i'm going to interrupt you because time is always fleeting, and i want to bring up iran because that seems to be the critical issue of the moment for both of these men. what do you do with iran? should a military strike be considere
romney is going to challenge him and he's going to say, and the great strength and weakness of the romney foreign agenda is he's got to counteract the presidency. we don't know what mitt romney will do or not, so he can basically say to the president, look, you need to arm me the rebels. you need to seriously consider a no fly zone, but there is a trap there for the governor because that takes america down a road away from the reality that the domestic economy is going to be the key issue. so...
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but is this what mitt romney wants right now in a state where the economy is number one? >> these candidates are going to find a way to get the economy back into the conversation. what did chuck just mention? whether it's libya or syria or iran. we have already seen that. we have seen it with libya, look how politicized that's become. you talked about iran and whether the administration has been tough enough in dealing with iraq. most importantly the tissue of america's strength is really about america's wealth and it's standing in the world. so our economy, our fiscal problems, the problems with the debt, all of that is the backdrop for how america can assert itself in the rest of the world. i think that will be a big theme, particularly from governor romney as he takes the fight to the president. >> david gregory in washington tonight. thank you. while supporters of the candidates will be watching tomorrow's debate, hoping to see their candidates score points, the real targets are those undecided voters. particularly here in florida where the margins are usually very sm
but is this what mitt romney wants right now in a state where the economy is number one? >> these candidates are going to find a way to get the economy back into the conversation. what did chuck just mention? whether it's libya or syria or iran. we have already seen that. we have seen it with libya, look how politicized that's become. you talked about iran and whether the administration has been tough enough in dealing with iraq. most importantly the tissue of america's strength is really...
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>> you keep asking me who the real mitt romney is. i have no clue who the real mitt romney is. you had the speaker, newt gingrich, former speaker, newt gingrich on before. please youtube what the speaker said about mitt romney and think about what would make the speaker change his mind so much. when the speaker was talking about mitt romney when he was running against him, he calls him a flat-out liar. he said of mitt romney any man who will lie to get to the white house will lie when he is in the white house. so when i look at people like the former speaker, when i look at other republicans, pretty much every republican candidate who has ever run against mitt romney, all accuse him of having tremendous character flaws, not having a core, being willing to say anything to make it to the white house. this is not kind of where you look at a person and say well, this person's not qualified. >> i just said to beau biden earlier, it's all very well saying that but what about barack obama, i remember this being a very big moment, i was proud of it because i was against guantanamo bay.
>> you keep asking me who the real mitt romney is. i have no clue who the real mitt romney is. you had the speaker, newt gingrich, former speaker, newt gingrich on before. please youtube what the speaker said about mitt romney and think about what would make the speaker change his mind so much. when the speaker was talking about mitt romney when he was running against him, he calls him a flat-out liar. he said of mitt romney any man who will lie to get to the white house will lie when he...
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over the head with it again and again and again especially when romney says stuff like this. will also make sure that we have trade relations with china that work for us i've watched year in and year out as companies have shut down and people have lost their jobs because china has not played by the same rules. yeah he has watched year in and year out and why didn't the president just mention since saddam call romney out for being a predatory capitalism ships american jobs overseas you see romney is the face of the outsourcing of the american economy he made his living on it he made millions hundreds of millions of dollars shipping jobs out of our country and all the president has to do is just mention since saddam tell the story of since saddam exposed mitt romney over since saddam but the president didn't in fact he didn't mention since sata in three debates he had a trump card on romney and he could have played in all three debates and he chose not to and that's because he knows and romney knows that telling the story of since other means exposing what's really happening in
over the head with it again and again and again especially when romney says stuff like this. will also make sure that we have trade relations with china that work for us i've watched year in and year out as companies have shut down and people have lost their jobs because china has not played by the same rules. yeah he has watched year in and year out and why didn't the president just mention since saddam call romney out for being a predatory capitalism ships american jobs overseas you see...
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and i think romney's going to do very well. last night he's presented the leadership that he would bring domestically on issues here at home and he's going to be able to present that same leadership on foreign policy. women care about leadership. they care about problem-solving, getting the job done, working across the aisle. and governor romney is someone who has proven that he's a leader, can get the job done, proven that he can work with democrats. 87% of his legislature in massachusetts were democrats. i think he's going to do very well tomorrow night. >> congressman edwards, you can look at it and point a has to be osama bin laden. after that, how do you expect him to -- what do you expect him to bring to the table tomorrow night in terms of foreign policy as a way to show his leadership? >> i think president is definitely going to talk about his impressive record when it comes to foreign policy. when it comes to understanding and have a command of the state of the world and i think the president demonstrates that, i think
and i think romney's going to do very well. last night he's presented the leadership that he would bring domestically on issues here at home and he's going to be able to present that same leadership on foreign policy. women care about leadership. they care about problem-solving, getting the job done, working across the aisle. and governor romney is someone who has proven that he's a leader, can get the job done, proven that he can work with democrats. 87% of his legislature in massachusetts...
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both mitt romney and president obama have canceled campaign events in virginia. and both campaigns have rains. for something like this, we could have potential big impact. we're making sure we're prepared. making sure we're ready and welcoming here in our red cross shelters if anyone needs a place to be to be safe. >> all right, dave schrader who is a communications director for the american red cross in the greater philadelphia area. thank you so much for joining us. stay safe yourself. everyone in that area, and along the east coast, really needs to be staying safe right now. we're hearing, as he said, some 10 million people could lose power in the next few days. that is a serious number. the storm surge here in lower manhattan very much a story as sandy bears down on the east coast. that is all for "early start" this morning. our special coverage of hurricane sandy, a monstrous storm, continues right now on "starting point." >>> good morning, welcome, everybody. a mega storm is hitting the east coast. it's called hurricane sandy, and it is expected to inflict
both mitt romney and president obama have canceled campaign events in virginia. and both campaigns have rains. for something like this, we could have potential big impact. we're making sure we're prepared. making sure we're ready and welcoming here in our red cross shelters if anyone needs a place to be to be safe. >> all right, dave schrader who is a communications director for the american red cross in the greater philadelphia area. thank you so much for joining us. stay safe yourself....
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mitt romney in florida. voters said they are eager to watch this third debate. >> yes undecided yet. >> i have made my decision. >> visitors here like the rest of the country are split. >> president obama. >> i will vote for mitt romney. >> this topic -- foreign policy. >> spoiler -- we got bin laden. >> mitt romney bashing the administration for its massive response to the attack in libya when he called a failed approach to the region. >> this calls into question the president's whole policy in the middle east. >> articulating policy will be big monday night. >> the challenge for president obama will be defining the middle east strategy going forward. for romney, there is a broad challenge, and that is -- how do you drill down into specific policies? >> meanwhile, a prep time for both men while surrogates hit the campaign trail. >> a clear agenda for how we fix this country's problems. >> president obama has a clear vision about the middle class, the central role the middle class plays in building the econo
mitt romney in florida. voters said they are eager to watch this third debate. >> yes undecided yet. >> i have made my decision. >> visitors here like the rest of the country are split. >> president obama. >> i will vote for mitt romney. >> this topic -- foreign policy. >> spoiler -- we got bin laden. >> mitt romney bashing the administration for its massive response to the attack in libya when he called a failed approach to the region. >>...
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romney, wash. when i hear mitt romney speak about foreign policy, it's always toughness. when i hear bewe got to get tough, i hear war. surrounded as he is by the same people who were w's advisers, i feel his presence even stronger. war. does america want a war? in recent years we have had wars going on in iraq and afghanistan. do we now want another one with a far more powerful, more modern islamic country? the implication for romney's tough talk in iran is we can commit an act of out and out war against that country without using the ward wor. we attack their nuclear sites, they say urngcle, and that's the end of it. that's where people like general kour tis le may said 50 years ago during the cuban missile crisis. just knock out the soviet missiles in cuba. they won't do nothing. nikita khrushchev had plans to hit new york and said to. quote, i knew the united states could knock out some of our missiles even if only one or two big ones were left, we could still hit new york. an awful lot of people would have been wiped out. consequences. understand the consequences. th
romney, wash. when i hear mitt romney speak about foreign policy, it's always toughness. when i hear bewe got to get tough, i hear war. surrounded as he is by the same people who were w's advisers, i feel his presence even stronger. war. does america want a war? in recent years we have had wars going on in iraq and afghanistan. do we now want another one with a far more powerful, more modern islamic country? the implication for romney's tough talk in iran is we can commit an act of out and out...
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i hope the debate between obama and romney is this good. it was very interesting and very pointed. >> jamie: it's a fiery topic. i'm sure they both have continues that will give a preview or prediction of what we can expect tomorrow night. i'll know you be covering it as well. great to see you, have a great day. >> thanks, jamie. >> jamie: i highly recommend watching this before the debates tomorrow. the illinois senator and the south carolina senator, it's an exclusive. it's airing today at 2 and 6 p.m. >> eric: sounds like the debate before the debate. a new study shows that more americans are winning the battle against high cholesterol. we hope so. coming up, the doctors are here for "sunday house call" to tell us what it takes, how we can do it, and what youe got to do. >> jamie: women and patients out there, did you know the makeup you or your child may be using may contain some dangerous chemicals. if you have concerns, go to fox news.com/sunday house call. you can join our live chat with the doctors who will be here shortly. we'll ta
i hope the debate between obama and romney is this good. it was very interesting and very pointed. >> jamie: it's a fiery topic. i'm sure they both have continues that will give a preview or prediction of what we can expect tomorrow night. i'll know you be covering it as well. great to see you, have a great day. >> thanks, jamie. >> jamie: i highly recommend watching this before the debates tomorrow. the illinois senator and the south carolina senator, it's an exclusive. it's...
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and it flag football game, mitt romney refused to talk politics. romney and president obama are vigorously preparing for their third and final face-off. >> i think the president has a strong record in foreign policy. he went after bin laden. heat decimated al qaeda. he has restored our alliances. >> governor romney worked in international business for many years. he dealt with international relations as a governor. he dealt with the entire world and helping to rebuild the winter olympics. >> crews are setting the stage for the face-off. expect to hear about the war in fghanistan, afghanistaniranan's nuclear defiance. >> i think you see that debates to matter. foreign-policy has been a strain for the president. governor romney has made some political hay. >> that was tracey mitchell reporting. the debate begins at 9:00 p.m. tonight. >> two more cases of fungal meningitis over the weekend. >> getting the right amount of sleep is important. a lack of sleep can hurt student athletes. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler questi
and it flag football game, mitt romney refused to talk politics. romney and president obama are vigorously preparing for their third and final face-off. >> i think the president has a strong record in foreign policy. he went after bin laden. heat decimated al qaeda. he has restored our alliances. >> governor romney worked in international business for many years. he dealt with international relations as a governor. he dealt with the entire world and helping to rebuild the winter...
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first and foremost, a romney. >> the romney name has been in the public eye the last half century. a family of great wealth and business achievement, political success as well as failures. mitt was the fourth and last child for george and lenore romney, born march 12, 1947. some recall him as the favorite. george wrote to the family in september 1956. mitt is growing like a weed, is full of ideas and energy as ever. tom mccaffrey grew up with romney. >> mitt as a child was extremely energetic. kind of kid that could never sit down. his mind was going 100 miles an hour. >> george was much the same way. you know, he's just -- he's got that energy. >> fill i want maxwell lived down the street from the romneys in a wealthy detroit suburb. >> george would go out on the golf course, and he had fluorescent golf balls. he would hit the ball, running after the ball, jogging, hit the ball again and that was his exercise. >> young mitt not only had his father's energy -- >> there seems to be a special bond between george and mitt. >> the co-authors of the book "the real romney". >> mitt absol
first and foremost, a romney. >> the romney name has been in the public eye the last half century. a family of great wealth and business achievement, political success as well as failures. mitt was the fourth and last child for george and lenore romney, born march 12, 1947. some recall him as the favorite. george wrote to the family in september 1956. mitt is growing like a weed, is full of ideas and energy as ever. tom mccaffrey grew up with romney. >> mitt as a child was extremely...
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both from the romney campaign and the obama campaign, both on abortion. >> those ads say mitt romney would ban all abortions and contraceptions seemed a bit extreme, so i looked into it. turns out romney doesn't oppose contraception at all. in fact, he thinks abortion should be an option many cases of rape, incest, or to save a mother's life. >> banning all abortions? >> i would be delighted sign that bill. >> trying to mislead us. that's wrong. but ban all abortions? only if you vote for him. >> so obviously somebody thinks this is a great way to turn out female voters. >> it's worked for democrats in virginia traditionally on that issue, but, look, romney wasn't anywhere near richmond when what mark talked about was going on. i have to add obama doesn't benefit of having mark warner on the ticket. >> kill you with kindness here. >> let's talk about abortions. that's been -- they hit me on the same issue. they hit john warn other the same issues. they hit anybody with the label. it doesn't fit. >> frankly, it's still a very conservative state in so many places. these abortion issues
both from the romney campaign and the obama campaign, both on abortion. >> those ads say mitt romney would ban all abortions and contraceptions seemed a bit extreme, so i looked into it. turns out romney doesn't oppose contraception at all. in fact, he thinks abortion should be an option many cases of rape, incest, or to save a mother's life. >> banning all abortions? >> i would be delighted sign that bill. >> trying to mislead us. that's wrong. but ban all abortions?...
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the closest romney got was within a tie. democrats have a voter registration advantage in this state. host: going back to to thousand a, i want to talk about -- to 2008 statistics, from bloomberg news says nevada has the largest swing state demographic shift since 2008. talk about how that is impacting this election. guest: 26% of the state is latino. this voting block has been shown to hear a lot about the economy, a lot about education. immigration does not rank as the highest this year of interest to these voters. it is an underlying across the board thing. are you saying the right thing on these topics. it is 2/3 versus 1/3 that the voters are split on this. this is what candidates are fighting about. obama made a promise to address it in his first year in office and did not do that. he said he did not have time and did not have a cooperative congress. that has not stopped republicans who say, we can bring a comprehensive immigration reform, which is a term both parties defined differently. they are trying to make that a
the closest romney got was within a tie. democrats have a voter registration advantage in this state. host: going back to to thousand a, i want to talk about -- to 2008 statistics, from bloomberg news says nevada has the largest swing state demographic shift since 2008. talk about how that is impacting this election. guest: 26% of the state is latino. this voting block has been shown to hear a lot about the economy, a lot about education. immigration does not rank as the highest this year of...
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romney's campaign had raised $357 million, and spent $294 million. but outside spending from independent groups favors romney to to -- two-to-one and erases the president's money advantage. the race now a dead heat. expectations are high for the third and final debate. this one on foreign policy and moderated by cbs's bob schieffer. with the candidates off the trail sunday schieffer on face the nation moderated a dust up between two advisors, obama campaign official stephanie cutter defend the president's use of a new word. >> romney, it is playful term to describe what he is doing in the final days of the race, he has run as the ideal tea party candidate, severely conservative for the last six years running for president. in the last two weeks of this campaign he suddenly is moving to the mid snell. >> romney advisor kevin madden said the attacks were an attempt to divert attention from the president's failed record. >> it hasn't been about talking about what they would do over the next four years to really help rebuild the economy. instead, they've
romney's campaign had raised $357 million, and spent $294 million. but outside spending from independent groups favors romney to to -- two-to-one and erases the president's money advantage. the race now a dead heat. expectations are high for the third and final debate. this one on foreign policy and moderated by cbs's bob schieffer. with the candidates off the trail sunday schieffer on face the nation moderated a dust up between two advisors, obama campaign official stephanie cutter defend the...
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it has swings towards romney a net two%. our last poll, just after the first debate -- is edging up, but obama has a steady lead. it is a democratic-leaning state these days. there has not been an awful lot of campaign activity in terms of action by the candidates. more important advertising -- they have not really targeted the state this year, unlike 2008 and the previous four cycles. host: there is an awful lot of advertising in the separate -- senate race, particularly by tom smith, the republican nominee. your polling shows that race is closer -- senator casey is still holding a lead of seven points over tom smith. what is happening in that race? caller: it is a simple matter of if you spend $17 million of your own money you can get hearing from people. senator caseous a member -- casey is a member of an institution that is not very popular these days, the congress. smith has gained traction just on the strength of his message. introducing himself to voters. that could be one of the surprises on election night. host: let
it has swings towards romney a net two%. our last poll, just after the first debate -- is edging up, but obama has a steady lead. it is a democratic-leaning state these days. there has not been an awful lot of campaign activity in terms of action by the candidates. more important advertising -- they have not really targeted the state this year, unlike 2008 and the previous four cycles. host: there is an awful lot of advertising in the separate -- senate race, particularly by tom smith, the...
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if mitt romney wins, the middle class loses. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> the pressure is mounting on the obama administration to be more direct about their response to the deadly terror attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. fox5's molly hannonberg reports. >> reporter: republican lawmakers are turning up the heat on the bomb administration over the libya attack. newly released state department documents show ambassador stevens was worried about the situation predicting back in june that the violence in libya was likely to continue and worsen. in a letter to president obama they wrote -- >> reporter: the obama administration has said there was no intelligence suggesting an attack was imminent. some democrats on capitol hill say republicans are trying to take political advantage of the attack. >> do you think it's a coincidence that two days before a national debate over foreign policy they release these documents? this is pure politics, and the american people deserve better. >>
if mitt romney wins, the middle class loses. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> the pressure is mounting on the obama administration to be more direct about their response to the deadly terror attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. fox5's molly hannonberg reports. >> reporter: republican lawmakers are turning up the heat on the bomb administration over the libya attack. newly released state department documents show ambassador stevens...
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mitt romney was asked about it today. he chose not to even address the question, but one of his surrogates, lindsay graham, was on the talk show this is morning, and he did. >> well, i think the iranians are trying to take advantage of our election cycle to continue to talk. as we talk with the iranians, whether it's bilaterally or unilaterally, they continue to enrich. >> and there you have lindsay graham this morning talking about how iran perhaps is maybe trying to influence the elections. as athena said, won't just be about iran, it's going to be about afghanistan and pakistan. it's going to be the new middle east and the new threat of terror from that region and china, the looming giant, of course, across the sea, across the ocean, that the united states has to pay close attention to. don? >> mark preston, soothsayer, looking into the future for us. thank you very much, sir. we appreciate it. remember, you can watch monday's final presidential debate live right here on cnn. our coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. eastern. >
mitt romney was asked about it today. he chose not to even address the question, but one of his surrogates, lindsay graham, was on the talk show this is morning, and he did. >> well, i think the iranians are trying to take advantage of our election cycle to continue to talk. as we talk with the iranians, whether it's bilaterally or unilaterally, they continue to enrich. >> and there you have lindsay graham this morning talking about how iran perhaps is maybe trying to influence the...